It is a pleasure to join you today to discuss the implementation of the Istanbul Programme of Action (IPOA) and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development, and the synergies which can be built between these two important development agendas.
2015 was a landmark year for global development. UN Member States reached historic agreements and set global agendas which will guide development priorities for a generation to come. These include: Agenda 2030 on sustainable development; the Sendai Framework for disaster risk reduction; the Addis Ababa Action Agenda on financing for development; and the Paris Agreement on climate change.
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